Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
More options
Toggle width
Share this page
Share this page
Share
Facebook
Twitter
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Menu
Install the app
Install
Forums
Law Firm Events
Law Firm Deadlines
TCLA TV
Members
Leaderboards
Premium Database
Premium Chat
Commercial Awareness
Future Trainee Advice
Forums
Aspiring Lawyers - Applications & General Advice
General Discussion
Wellbeing Check-In: How's Everyone Doing?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 114176" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>My well-being is a continuous rollercoaster and has been for some time. </p><p></p><p>A combination of a very stressful house move (selling and buying property is so stressful, especially on your own but mine has had various challenges!) and trying to work out what I want to do work-wise longer term has meant at times I am euphoric and then next I am in this massive funk that puts me into a zombie-like situation where all I want to do is hibernate. I haven't got a lot of other stuff to focus on either, and so every little bump in the road seems to have more of an impact than it really should. </p><p></p><p>What am I doing to tackle this? Well, put honestly, I am allowing myself to feel like this until the house move is sorted. I recognise the situation is a combination of factors, some within my control some not, and ultimately some will be resolved in time. I also recognise this behaviour in me before. I felt like this when I was in my first year of uni when things weren't great but overwhelmingly my negative feelings then were all tied to boredom. But I know I can't go headfirst into the things that will take me out of that boredom until the house move is completed (hopefully in the next 4-6 weeks!!) so I just need to be a little patient (which isn't my strong point).</p><p></p><p>I also try to remember that I can take time out and actually need to do so for my general well-being long term. Apart from a couple of short periods of time, I have worked hard from the age of 14 and doing so has put me in a strong position to pick things up again when I need to. Although the time out might be contributing to the boredom, I recognise it will probably give me some more energy and focus when I am ready to go full throttle on something again.</p><p></p><p>Finally, this week I stumbled across some posts on another website that made some disparaging comments about me. This was one of the "bumps in the road" moments where normally I would laugh it off but the comments hit a slightly sensitive nerve at first. However, I reminded myself I don't need to be liked by everyone or have everyone's approval of the things I do or who I am. And particularly when the disparaging comments came from someone who seemed to have little respect for others in general, all of a sudden I was actually quite proud that I wasn't liked by them - I wouldn't want the approval of someone like that.</p><p></p><p>That incident was a nice reminder though that:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I used to go by the saying <strong><em>"if you are the most intelligent person in the room, you are in the wrong room". </em></strong>To me now, I would actually replace intelligent with "nice" or "respected" and it would have more meaning to me. It is one of the key reasons I love this place - I am surrounded with people with some better characteristics than I have and because of that they lift me up rather than try to bring me down. I now want to surround myself with more people like this with my work outside of TCLA!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">And also the following quote, which I think can also be applied to the rollercoaster of recruitment processes for VS and TCs.</li> </ol><p> [ATTACH=full]4043[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 114176, member: 2672"] My well-being is a continuous rollercoaster and has been for some time. A combination of a very stressful house move (selling and buying property is so stressful, especially on your own but mine has had various challenges!) and trying to work out what I want to do work-wise longer term has meant at times I am euphoric and then next I am in this massive funk that puts me into a zombie-like situation where all I want to do is hibernate. I haven't got a lot of other stuff to focus on either, and so every little bump in the road seems to have more of an impact than it really should. What am I doing to tackle this? Well, put honestly, I am allowing myself to feel like this until the house move is sorted. I recognise the situation is a combination of factors, some within my control some not, and ultimately some will be resolved in time. I also recognise this behaviour in me before. I felt like this when I was in my first year of uni when things weren't great but overwhelmingly my negative feelings then were all tied to boredom. But I know I can't go headfirst into the things that will take me out of that boredom until the house move is completed (hopefully in the next 4-6 weeks!!) so I just need to be a little patient (which isn't my strong point). I also try to remember that I can take time out and actually need to do so for my general well-being long term. Apart from a couple of short periods of time, I have worked hard from the age of 14 and doing so has put me in a strong position to pick things up again when I need to. Although the time out might be contributing to the boredom, I recognise it will probably give me some more energy and focus when I am ready to go full throttle on something again. Finally, this week I stumbled across some posts on another website that made some disparaging comments about me. This was one of the "bumps in the road" moments where normally I would laugh it off but the comments hit a slightly sensitive nerve at first. However, I reminded myself I don't need to be liked by everyone or have everyone's approval of the things I do or who I am. And particularly when the disparaging comments came from someone who seemed to have little respect for others in general, all of a sudden I was actually quite proud that I wasn't liked by them - I wouldn't want the approval of someone like that. That incident was a nice reminder though that: [LIST=1] [*]I used to go by the saying [B][I]"if you are the most intelligent person in the room, you are in the wrong room". [/I][/B]To me now, I would actually replace intelligent with "nice" or "respected" and it would have more meaning to me. It is one of the key reasons I love this place - I am surrounded with people with some better characteristics than I have and because of that they lift me up rather than try to bring me down. I now want to surround myself with more people like this with my work outside of TCLA! [*]And also the following quote, which I think can also be applied to the rollercoaster of recruitment processes for VS and TCs. [/LIST] [ATTACH type="full" width="197px"]4043[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Our company is called, "The Corporate ___ Academy". What is the missing word here?
Post reply
Forums
Aspiring Lawyers - Applications & General Advice
General Discussion
Wellbeing Check-In: How's Everyone Doing?
Top
Bottom
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…